Ironing machine



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R. V. WELLER IRONING MACHINE Filed Sept. 24, 1925 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 mm,BY

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Patented July 17,1928.

UNI-TED STATES V. WELLER, OI ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

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Application filed September 24, 1925. Serial No. 58,434fi The presentinvention relates to ironing -machines and an object thereof is toprovide an ironing machine in which an ironing bed or roller and an ironare both operated through a motor and the connection between the motorand the bed is broken when the iron is positioned out of cooperativeengagement with the bed. Anotherobject of the invention is to provide aconstruction- 0 in which the iron and the bed are both operated througha motor, and a shiftable gear in the driving connection between the bedand the motor is thrown through 'a motor driven cam out of mesh with amotor driven gear when the iron is out of cooperative engagement withthe bed. Another object of the invention is to provide a bed and an ironboth operated by a motor, the bed being free from the motor when theiron is out of cooperative engagement therewith. Still another object ofthe invention is to provide a construction in which a rotary bed beginsto turn after an iron has come into engagement with the goods thereonbut before final pressure between the iron and the bed is established sothat the ironing of the goods is insured and, at the same time, theshock to the machine through the iron acting as a brake to the turningof the bed is eliminated. Another and still further object of theinvention is .to provide an ironing machine in which the bed and the nonare both moved through a motor and provision is made for permitting theiron to be operated ating the bed, so that the machine can be used forpressing goods as distinguished from ironing them. A still furtherobject of the invention is to provide a machine which is speedier inaction and simpler and less noisy in operation, and which also has aminimum number of parts. Still another and furtherobje'ct of theinvention is to provide a machine in which the operating mechanism isreadily accessible without dismantling the-machine. I

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain arts andcombinations of parts, all of wh ch will be hereinafter from the motorwithout oper 1 described: the novel features being pointed out in theappended claims.

In the drawings: 1

1 is a-back perspective view of an ironing machine constructed inaccordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is an end perspectivefview of the same machine; I

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view showing the motor detached but with thedriving gear thlelreof in driving relation to the ironing 0 r0 Fig. 4 isa view similar to Fig. 3 of a more fragmentary nature showing theironing roll out of driving connection with the driving gear; a

Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the upper portion of the machineshowing the- 1ron in cooperation with the ironing roll or bed;

Fig. 6 is a smaller section showing the 7 iron moved out of cooperationwith the bed;

Fig. 7 is a section similar to Fig. 6, showing the iron moved away fromthe bed when the operating cam is in position to hold the iron towardthe bed;

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fi the position of the parts when t eoperating cam is in its position for permitting the iron to move awayfrom the bed, the pivot of the operating means being shifted to permit astill further movement of the iron;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged section on the line 99, Fig. 5; Fig. 10 is asection on the line 10-'-10-, Fig. 3; and

Fig. 11 is a section similar to Fig. 10 ofr a more fragmentary natureshowing the clutch in clutching position.'

Referring to the illustrated embodiment of the invention, 1 indicates atable having no supports 2 and provided at one end vwith a standard 3.and at the opposite end with a goose neck standard 4. These twostandards in this instance support ashaft 5 of a padded bed or roll 6,the goose neck standard 4 permitting the tubular goods to be amedvfreely over one end of-the bed or rol er.

For cooperation w'rththis bed or roller,

/ 6 7 showing 7 ,there is provided an iron comprising, in this instance,an ironing surface 7 with a heating chamber 8 in rear thereof. This1ron. has

arms 9 extending downwardly therefrom and pivoted at 10 substantially ina'vertical line with the axis of the shaft 5 with the ironing bed. Theironing surface 7 is curved to conform to the bed and the weight of theiron as a whole is such that it tends to move under gravity away fromthe bed.

The iron is heated, in this instance, by a pipe burner '11 whichpreferably is mounted to turn on the iron in rearof the heating surface7, in order that the jet openings 12 may be thrown to play the flame onthe rear surface of the iron when the latter is in cooperation with therotary bed or away from such surface when the iron is moved away fromthe bed.

In this instance, the movement of the iron and of the burner is effectedthrough a common means comprising two links 13 rigidly connected to thetubular burner 11 and pivoted at 14 to yokes 16 which are yielding lyand adjustably mounted .on the frame of the machine. In this instance,each of these yokes has a bolt 17- adjustable therein at 18 and guidedlongitudinally in the frame, the heads of the bolts 19 lying exposed foradjustment at the frontof the machine. These bolts are surrounded byhelicalsprings 20 end of this link being pivoted at through a double armlever 26. This double arm lever is in turn pivoted at 27 to a bifurcatedswinging member 28 which is pivoted at 29 to the frame of the machine'Normally the swinging member 28 is held in the position shown in Fig. 6by a detent 30 pivoted at 31 on the side frame 3 and adapted to enter anotch or recess 32 in the side of the swinging member, one end of thisdetent being extended at 33 to provide a handle by which the detent maybe manually moved to hold the swinging member in the position shown inFig. 6 or to permit this swinging member to shift the pivotal axis 27 ofthe double arm lever 26 to the position shown in. Figs. 7 and 8. Thisdouble arm lever 26 carries at the end opposite the pivot 25 a roller 34which cooperates with a cam 35 mounted on the side frame 3. This cam 35is so formed orshaped that it gradually causes the iron to a proach thebed or roller and to drop quic 1y away from the bed or roller. The

facilitated due to the fact that the cam com presses the spring 20 whenmoving the iron toward the bed and the expansion of this spring occurson the movement of the iron away from the bed. At the same time thespring acts to cushion the iron at the end of the downward movement ofsuch iron.

the end frame 3, and is also journalled in a cover member 38 which issecured over the cam to the inner face of the side frame 3 by bolts 39.This casing 38 also has bearings 40 and 41, respectively, for the pivot29 of the swinging member 28' and the pivot 31 of the detent 30.

,In order to drive the ironing roll and at the same time to operate theiron toward and from the bed or roller 6, a motor 42 is secured to alaterally extending bracket arm 43 on a two part housing 44, which isbolted to the side frame 3. This housing 44 has a shaft 45 journalledtherein, such shaft carrying a worm wheel 46 which meshes with a worm-47on a motor shaft 48. Also mounted on the shaft .45 is a member 49 whichhas gear teeth 50 providing a gear for driving the roller or bed 6 asWlll be hereinafter de-- scribed and which also has a. hub 51 projectlngtherefrom and adapted to enter the pocket 52 formed in a casting 53secured to the shaft 37' on the outside of the side frame 3. Thiscasting 53 abuts a washer 54 about the shaft and the washer lies againsta boss 55 on the frame 3 about the shaft 37. The

members 53 and 49 act as clutch members for establishing drivingconnection between the shaft 45 and the shaft 37. The member 49 to thisend has an annular series of pockets or openings 56 and the member 53carries the movable clutch part 57 in the form of a plunger guided inthe part 53 and adapted to enter any one of the pockets 56 in order toconnect the shaft 37 with the shaft 45. Control of the clutch part 57may be effected by a yoke 58 pivoted at 59 to the clutch part and at 60to the hub of the cast ing 53. This yoke is moved in one direction by aspring 61 and in the other direction through a means which cooperateswith a movement away from the bed or' roller is yjBCtiODS engages thecam 62, the driving con- These parts nection between the shaft 37 andthe shaft will be broken to permit the iron t6 lie in a position awayfrom the bed, while, when the other projection engages the cam 62, the

clutch plunger will be operated to break the connection between the,shaft 37 and the shaft 45 to permitthe iron to lie in cooperativeengagement with 63 is, in this instance, pivoted at its upper end at 66to an arm 67 so that the member is loosely suspended from the arm. Thisarm 67 is in turn pivoted at 68 and is connected to a finger bar 69arranged in the recess 70 formed in the table over which the clothes arepassed to the bed 6 in order to be carried in cont-act with the ironNormally, the finger bar is held in a raised position-through springmeans 71' and holds the projections 64 and 65 in the path-of the cam 62but with the depression of said bar, the projections 64 and 65 movedownwardly and the one in engagement with the cam frees the yoke lever58 so that'the' plunger 57 will move into one of the pockets 56 andestablish driving connection with the shaft 45. The finger bar beingimmediately released causes the other projection 64 or 65 to move intoposition to engage the cam 62 and break connection between the shaft 37and the shaft 45 when the cam will have moved about 180.

the shaft 5 is a bifurcated or yoke member 73 which straddles the gear72 and has a shaft 74 journalled thereon and carrying a small pinion 75meshing with the gear, 72. are held to the shaft by the taper pin 72which holds the gear 72. This shaft7 4 also carries a gear 7 6 which isadapt ed to mesh in turn with the gear on the casting 49 so that fromthe shaft 45 the ironing roller 6 may be turned. The teeth of the gears50 and 76 are beveled o r backed off so that they tend to mesh whenthrown one in engagement with the other.

It is desirable to stop the rotation of the bed or roller when the ironis'away from the bed, so that the goods will not be fed over the bedbefore" they are. ironed, This result of stopping the turning of the bedis secured in this instance by making the surface of the casting 5 3 intheform of a cam or eccentric,77 and engaging this cam by av roller 78 journalled on'the swinging yoke 73.

This cam 77 is so formed and timed that the iron contactswith the bed toengage the goods to be ironed before the bed begins to move; but beforethe final pressure of the v iron on the bed takes placegithe gear 7 6 isin driving relation with the gear 50 and the bed begins to turn. '{Ihistime of the commeneementof' the turning of the bed is important, as ashockon the motor does not take the bed. The memberOThis result, in thisinstance,

understood from the foregoing but it may be operator depressesthe fingerbar 69 which drivin connection between the gear 50 and projection 65' toshiftplace through the pressing iron acting as a brake on the ironingrolla.

In some instances, it is desirable to prevent the operation of the bedor roller 6, while, at the sametime, permitting the iron 10 to cooperatewith the bed, as when 'it is desired to press goods instead of ironthem.

is securedby providing a latch or'detent 79 pivoted at 8 0 .to' the sideframe and having a handle 81' 7 through which .the detent may beoperated.

Normally this detent lies in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig.4 out (if engagement with the swinging member 73, but, after the cam 79has shifted the gear 76 out of mesh with the gear 50,'this detent may bemoved to the position shown "in full lines in Fig. 4against .theabutment82, so that upon the dropping of the swinging frame 73 by means of thecam 77, a shoulder or abut- 85 ment 83 on the swinging member 73 willengage the" detent 79. and, with the detent, hold the swinging frame insuch apositiom that the gear 7 6 is not in mesh with the gear 50,and, asa consequence. the iron may be moved toward and from the bed to performa pressing operation as distinguished from an ironing operation when thebed rotates.

The operation of the invention. "will be summarized as follows: 7

Assuming that the parts are in the positions shown in Fig. 6 and it isdesired to start ironing,-the motor being running, the

throws the lug 64 out of engagement with the. cam 62 permitting theclutch part 57 .to move into engagement with the member 49, thuseffecting driving connection between the shaft 45 and the shaft 37turning the camfl3'5 to theposition shown in Fig. 5. Just before thefinal pressure of the iron 7 on the roll 6, the cam 77 lowers the gear76 i into engagement with the gear 50, so that b no the gear 72 on theshaft'of the roll- 6 is established, causing the roll 6 to turn. Thisturning continues due to the fact that the cam 77 stops rotating afteritis turned degrees, because the cam surface 62 engages with the cammingprojection 65 and shifts the clutch member 57 out of connection withthemember 49. This also stops the action of the operating mechanism fthe shoe including the ream 35 and the p rts operated thereby and theshoe maintains its position 2 against the roll or bed. When it is againdesired to separate .the bed and the'shoe, the fingerbar 69 is againdepressed, 'causin'gthc out of engagement with the camming surface 62,so that the clutch member 57 willjshift into engagement, with the member49,:' thus again turning both the cams 35 and77, the cam 35"effe'ctingthe and the cam 77 causing the gear 76 to be The housing 44 with theshaft 45 and partsmounted thereon forms a separable driving unit whichmay be quickly removed to view or repair interior parts, and the hub 51by entering the pocket 52 tends to align the parts quickly when the unitis fitted to the machine. I

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An ironing machine comprising a rotary bed, an iron, a motor, meansoperated by, the motor'for effecting relative movement between the ironand the bed, a clutch connection between said motor operated means andthe motor, a driving connection between the motor and the bed connectedwith the motor at a position in advance of the clutch between the motorand said motor operated means, a breakable connection in the drivingconnection between bed and the motor, and breaking such breakableconnection opthe rotary era-ted by a part movable with the motor op--erated means which effects relative movement between the bed and theiron and connecting with said motor operated means at a point on thatside of the clutch remote from the motor.

2, An ironing machine'comprising a rotary bed, an iron, a motor, aconnection between the motor and the bed for turning thev latter, meansoperated by the motor for offecting relative movement between the ironand the bed to bring the two int'o and out of cooperative engagement,and means operated by the motor for'breaking the driving connectionbetween the motor and the bed upon the separation of the iron and thebed, said means effecting the establishment of such driving connectionafter the ironengages the material on the bed but before the Eng]compression between the iron and the 3. An ironing machine comprisingrotary bed, an iron movable toward and from the bed, means effecting themovement of the irontoward and from the bed, a motor driven shaft,a'driving connection between the motor driven shaft and the bedembodyjng a shiftable gear, an operating connection between the motordriven shaft and 1; eiron, and a cam driven in timed relation to theoperating mechanism of the iron and operative on said shiftable gear toshift said gear in order to break the driving connection between themotordriven shaft and the bed when the iron is moved awayfrom the bed.

4. An-ironing machine comprising a r0- tary bed, an iroramovable towardand from the bed, a. mot driven shaft, operating mechanism for the iron,a clutch connection and means for making between said operatingmechanism and the motor driven 'shaft,a cam moved with said operatingmechanism for the iron, a gear driven by the motor driven shaft, a gearon the shaft of the-bed, a swinging frame, at 7 least one gear on saidframe establishing driving connection between the gear on the motordriven shaft and the gear on the shaft of the bed, and means on saidframe for 00- operating with the cam tocause said swinging frame-carriedgear to be thrown into and out-of driving connection between th motordriven shaft and the bed. i

5. An ironing machine comprising a rotary bed, an iron-movable towardand from the bed, a motor driven shaft, operatin mechanism forthe ironhaving a shaft axia 1y aligned with the motor driven shaft, a cam on thesecond named shaft, a clutch connection, between said second namedshaft, and the motor driven shaft, a gear on the motor driven-shaft, aswinging earinterposed between'the last mentione gear and the bed, and asupport for said swinging gear having means for cooperating with the camto cause the cam to make and break the driving connection between themotor driven shaft and the bed.

6. An ironing machine comprising a ro-f tary bed, an iron movable towardand from the bed, a motor driven shaft, operating mechanism for theironhaving a shaft axially aligned with the motor driven shaft, a cam on thesecond named shaft, a clutch connection between said second named shaftand the motor driven shaft, a gear on the motor driven shaft, a swingingear interposedbetween the last mentione gear and the bed, a sup ort forsaid swinging gear having means or cooperating with the cam to cause thecam to make andbreak-thedriving connection between the motor driv-. enshaft ang the bed, and means for locking said gear 0 t' of drivingconnectionto.per- -mit the iron to be operated, from the motor drivenshaft. without operating the bed! 1 v 7 An ironing machine comprising arotary bed, an iron movable toward and from the bed, a motor drivenshaft, operating means for the iron moved by the motor driven shaft, aclutch interposed between the motor driven shaft and the iron operatingmeans, a driving connection between the mo tor driven shaft and the-bed-in advance of said clutch for effecting the turning of thebed, saiddriving connection havin breakj' able means for the breaking of .saiconnec-r the reaking of said connection I 7 ing with thecam to effectaft aligned with the motor driven shaft, a

cam on -said shaft, aclutch member movable transversely through the camand adapted to enter anyone of thepockets of theadja= cent gear, adriving connection between the gear on the motor driven shaft and thebed embodying a shiftable part, and means con-- nected withsaidshiftable part and cooperatthe making and breaking of the connectionbetweenthe motor driven shaft .and the bed,

9. An ironing machine comprisin a rotary bed, an iron, mechanism for eectin the relative movement between the iron an thebed, a motor drivenshaft for operating said mechanism, a clutch interposed between theshaftand said mechanism and having clutch element joining-portion rotatablewith said mechanism,\a'pivoted arm, and a clutch controlling memberpivotally suspended. from said arm and having two 'rigid cam projectionslying on opposite sides of the axis of turning of the clutch tocooperate: with the joining-"portion of said clutchin order to breakconnection between the mo- I "tor driven shaft and said mechanism oneach tary bed,

180 of turnin of the clutch. 10. An ironmg machine comprising a roaniron pivotally mounted'to move toward and from the bed, a membersupported by the iron to turn about an axis to one side of the pivotalaxis of .the latter, two arms extending each end of the iron,longitudinally movablespring pressed plungers to which said arms arepivoted, said plungers being guided in fixed parts of the machine, andmeans having connection with said turning member to move the irontowardand from the bed and swing said arms against the action of thespring pressed plungers. V

11. An ironing machine comprising a roary bed, an iron pivotally mountedto move.-

toward and from the bed a member sup-- ported by the ;iron to turn aboutanaxis to one side of the pivotal axi's of the latter, two armsextending from'said member one at each end of the iron, andlongitudinally movable spring pressed plungere to which said arms arepivoted, said longltudinally movable spring pressed plungers beingmovably mounted in the frame of the '.machine and adjustable in lengthfor the purpose of varyg thepressure of the iron on the bed, and

means having connection with J said turning member to move the irontoward and from, the bed and swing saidarms-against the action of thespring pressed plj ngers,

12. An ironing machine comprising a ro-.

. tary bed, an iron pivotally mounted to move toward and from, thebed,-an arm mounted to turn-on the iron) at one sidelpf the pivotal,

, axis of; the latter, a yoke pivotally connected from said vmember oneatconnection between a connected to said yoke and ijhavi'n'g F a he'adexposed to permit -ustment, .an abutment "coo e'ratingwith-the head ofthe bolt to" limit, e opening movementof theiro'n, a spring havmgabutment against a fixed part'of the inachine and surrounding said boltand con- 13. ii anron ng machine the combination witha rotary bed, andan iron pivotally mounted to swing toward and from the bed,

. of'operating meansfor the iron embodying acam, a two armed lever, aswingable member pivotally sup rting said two armed lever,

the cam on one side of the axis of the latter,

' releasable means for holding said swingable member against movement, alink pivotally connected to the other arm of the lever, an ai mpivotally "mounted on the iron on an one arm oft e lever cooperatingwith axis to one side of the axis of turning of the iron and pivotallyconnected with the link, a yieldably'mounted member to which said arm ispivoted, and means for supporting said yieldably mounted member.

14; Anironing machine comprising a to v tary bed, an iron pivotallymounted to swing toward and from the bed, an-operating means forthe ironembodying a cam, a two armed" lever, a swingable member pivotally.supporting said two armed lever and one arm of the lever cooperatingwith the cam, a connection between the iron and the other arm of thelever and a pivoted detent arranged to engage the swingable memberto'one side of itspivot to hold the two armed lever in operativerelation with the cam. a

1-15. An ironing machine comprising a on the fram and two shafts on theframe,

single driving of each of said means being carried by the single shaft,and means for aligning said single shaft with one of the shafts on theframe. v j j 16. An ironing. machine comprising a frame, a rotary edomthe frame, an ron on; the' frame,- two parallel shaft-son the frame, aremovable'driving unit having a single shaft,a clutch for connecting oneof said frame 'shafts with the single shaft when the tWb.shafts-arealignema gear'on the singleishafh, andv means providingdriving 'shgfton-th'e frame.

a An ironlng machine comprising a 1'0- tary bed, an iron piyotallymountedto move frame, a rotary bed on the frame, an iron.

the gear and the other.

toward andfroxh. the bed, an arm m unted to turn on the iron at 011.8Side. of the pivotal axis of the latter, a yoke pivotally connected tothe arm, a bolt adjustably connected to said yoks and having a headexposed to ermit adjustment, an abutment cooperat- 111g with the head ofthe bolt t9 limit the mime:

'ppenihg movement of thq imnmspripg hm 111g abutment ag inst a finedpart i the machine and surroundin sgid bolt 10 nected thereto toyieldab? support said b9]; and-meansfor swinging tie-11m against thqaction of the spring. U v RANDOLPH V. WVELLER.

